Sequoyah High School Newsletter

November 2018 Volume 10 Issue 4 For the Parents, Students, and Community of Sequoyah High School

Sequoyah High School

4485 Hickory Road Canton, GA 30115 (770) 721-3200

Academic Letter Recognition

Daymar Aguilar Sebastian Alfonso Administration Valerie Ambriz-Villela Mr. Elliott Berman Ella Avery Kaitlyn Ayral Principal Matthew Bagtas Ishmael Bahena Ms. Heather Phillips Nicholas Ballance Assistant Principal Jack Belisle Margaret Bennett Mrs. Laura Kudlak Connor Benton Assistant Principal Melissa Besanceney Olivia Bishop Mr. Matthew May Sydnie Blackwell Assistant Principal Isabella Bledsoe Elizabeth Brady Mr. Craig McKinney Noah Brooks Assistant Principal Liliana Brower Katherine Brown Student Services Cole Burton Samantha Buturla Mrs. Maria Baldwin Anna Beth Cadenhead Counselor A-E Caroline Campbell Noah Campbell Mrs. Wendy Fort Karla Campos Counselor F-L Anthony Cangemi Zoe Carnes Mrs. Monica Intravia Kendall Cirami Counselor M-R Rylee Clyburn Mikanna Collins Mrs. Carrilynn Corbin Jackson Cook

Counselor S-Z Madeline Cothren Logan Dean Patrick Denney Talia Dodenhoff Andrew Doerr Catherine Dondanville Zane Durham

Preston Eldridge Abigail Fischer Addison Garman Emma Gelatt Spencer Gerdes Brittani Gerkin Will Giles Helen Marie Goodwin Alan Graber Colton Gray Gretchen Green Kerrigan Greene Nora Greene + Riley Gutmann Savannah Haas Joshua Hamrick Lauren Hatch Ryan Hayes Anna Helms Torre Hillhouse Cailyn Hooper Danielle Hunter Josie Jensen Bethany Jones Brandon Jones Rachel Jones Zachary Jones Madison Joy Morgan Kasel Brooks Keehley Katheryn Kell Alyssa Kirby Christian Kirby Maxwell Kountz Randolph Kuhn Kalista Landrum Desmond Leake Eric Lee

Samantha Leyva-Cabrera Sarah Lodato Dylan MacConnachie Laney Magana Caleb Maikoski Ethan Manigbas Kelley Matulevicus Jack McGarry Shannon McLaughlin Alexandra McRaney Grayson Mesi Mathew Meyer Izabella Mingolla Ramon Moncada Chad Morrow Cassie Myers Carter Neuman Jace Nichols Brock O’Connor Jahzmen Oliver Jaylissa O’Neil Evelin Pedro Austin Perales Niki Peters Marko Petrovic ** Thomas Pizzano Emilee Plummer Kaitlyn Pulse Gissell Ramirez James Rettig Kimberlin Reyes Stephanie Reyna Mary Rezk Jordan Robertson Jackson Robinson Caitlyn Ross Alyssa Rutalemwa Jack Sanders

Thabo Sangweni Brice Sapp A’Nya Schofield Halee Shapland Logan Shirley Ava Sins Vivian Sins Selena Smith Yocelyn Soto Natalya Sterle Rebecca Stewart Caleb Struchtemeyer Jackson Taylor Kayleigh Taylor Araceli Tercero Zachary Thomas Brandon Tomaskovich Joseph Trlica Gabriella Troche Gabrielle Turem Andrew Turk Yorman Valencia Jordan Vaughn!!

Kelci Verdon Katherine Wallace Kyleigh Wallace Gavin Ward Alina Wargacki Katherine Whitfield Elizabeth Williams Katherine Williams Macy Williams Riley Williams Alex Wilson Anna Yobp Erika Young ++ Kenny Zheng

2 Academic Letter and Lamp of Knowledge Ceremony

Sequoyah High School had their annual Academic Letter and Lamp of Knowledge Ceremony on October 9, 2018. They honored 150 students with Academic Letters which requires students to maintain a 90 or above for two consecutive years.

In addition, 97 students were awarded the Lamp of Knowledge for maintaining a 90 or above for three consecutive years.

Also, during the ceremony, we recognized students for additional academic accomplishments including: 2 National Merit Semi-finalists, 2 National Merit Commended students, 23 UGA Merit Scholars, 3 Governor’s Honors participants, 5 UNG Summer Honors Program participants, and one Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership award winner.

Lamp of Knowledge Recognition Natasha Ambriz-Villela *^!!

James Argo Brandon Arrue Jerod Bayly Hannah Becker Emily Bennett Samuel Bishop Josie Bonham Aaron Brown Madelyn Bruce* Thomas Brumbeloe* Alaina Carroll* Madison Carroll Kerrison Carter Lily Cavallari Roxana Chinchilla Sophia Clark Michael Clayton Sarah Coltrain*++ Zoe Conoly* Jacob Conrad Nyla Crayton Lucio Cruz-Nolasco Brae Davies* ** Daniel Ergle Victoria Ergle*!

Alyssa Eubanks* Patrick Fagan Ian Faulkner Aylin Figueroa John Forbes* Maximillian Frye

Itzel Fuentes Shelby Geiger* Abrianna George Audrey George Kylie Gibbs Zachary Gleason Bridget Gutierrez Ian Hathcock Cathryn Heeter Laura Henderson* Emily Hindt Alayna Johnson Natalie Jordan* Robin Kennedy Madison Kovacs Robert Lammens*^ Adam LaSelva Samantha Latva Jacob Mason Megan McElroy* Joshua Meyers Amanda Minardi Emily Misencik Elijah Moore Alana Neely* Sara New Benjamin Olson Gabriel Owenby Collier Pecht Madison Pelton Carlee Peppers Tatum Perry

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Erin Peters Sarah Peters Austin Porter Dylan Poulsen Tyler Price Collins Rakowski Gaven Reamy Anna Reid*++ Madison Reynolds* Gracie Roberson Victor Rodriguez Gomez Kelly Rodriguez Sydney Rosant Brianna Saez* Marissa Schaaf Emma Seeley Emelia Sengstock Emily Seres William Sikma

Michael Skarbek ++ Carlos Soto Sara Stark Isabella Swanson*++ Isabelle Torek Callista Tyson Carsen Van Note Stephanie Vogel Ryan Wakefield* Therese Webb* Garet Wehs Amelia Westmoreland*!

Aaron Whittle Shira Wildschut Julia Yeager

Olivia Goss**

Key to Additional Honors

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UGA Merit Scholar Governor’s Honors Program Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Award UNG Summer Honors Program National Hispanic Scholar Recognition Program National Merit Scholar Commended Students National Merit Scholar Semi-finalists

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3 The Diary of Anne Frank

Sequoyah High School’s drama departments fall production was, “Diary of Anne Frank.”

The play, based on Anne Frank’s “Diary of a Young Girl,” brings to life scenes from a Jewish girl’s diary while she and her family lived in hiding during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.

The show is a significant one for director Gerald Parker, who wanted to put it on before he retires next year.

“We had done this show about 10 years ago, I had a wonderful experience doing it, and I always said I would like to bring it back one more time,” he said.

Parker chose the play in part because he felt it relevant to current events, he said.

“In our national culture lately, there’s a lot of controversy about tolerance and intolerance. The message that Anne Frank’s story brings says a lot about that, and I thought that would be a good message for our current time,” the director said. “It’s a very powerful play.”

The cast and crew have been working on the show nearly all semester, with rehearsals beginning in early August. Parker said they have devoted a lot of their time to the project, including meeting outside of school and rehearsals.

“We’ve done a lot of comedy, and they were eager to sink their teeth into a drama,” he said. “They’ve worked very hard; they learned their lines very fast. They’ve been very dedicated.”

Senior Presley Coley plays the title role in ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ at Sequoyah High School.

The play is different than most in that all the scenes take place in the same house, and nearly every character is always there at once.

“One of the things that makes this show really difficult is the entire cast is on stage the entire show. Even when they’re not in dialogue, they have to remain in character,” Parker said.

“They’re on stage the entire time. They don’t get a break, except intermission.”

Senior Presley Coley plays the title role, and her family members are junior Jace Nichols as Anne’s father Otto Frank, sophomore Paige Ussery as Margot Frank and senior Sophia Clark as Edith Frank. Sophomore Randy Miller and senior Brisa Mendez are Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan, and sophomore Austin Ridley is cast as their son Peter. Senior Amelia Westmoreland plays Meip Gies and junior Zane Durham is cast as Mr. Dussel. The role of Mr. Kraler is split between senior Blake Galloway and sophomore Jacob Jenkins. The play has two student directors, Grace Sinclair and Sam Burturla, and two stage managers, Olivia Adams and Kristin Kimberly.

After the performance, the cast and crew will develop a condensed version of the play to use in one-act competition with other high school theater groups. A Georgia High School Association regional one-act competition will be held at 8:30 Oct. 27 at Sequoyah with eight schools participating, including Sequoyah, Creekview High School and River Ridge High School.

Presley Coley, Paige Ussery, Jace Nichols and Sophia Clark are the Frank family in ‘The Diary of Anne Frank.’

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Amelia Westmoreland and Jace Nichols rehearse a scene from ‘The Diary of Anne Frank.’

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4

Marching Band

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The Marching Band of Chiefs added to its impressive record of achievements, by being awarded the overall Grand Champion of the Greater Atlanta Marching Festival at Rockdale High School on October 13. This is the 4th year in a row that the band has been awarded a Grand Champion trophy at a competition. The competition season is the culmination of many hours of work that begins in June of each year. Upcoming competitions include the Warrior Invitational on October 20th at Gordon Central High School, and the Sound of Gold on October 27th at Ware County High School. In April 2019, the Marching Band of Chiefs will participate in the Cherry Blossom Festival Parade in Washington, Dc. In addition to competing, the band enjoys supporting the football team at Friday night games. Thank you for your continued support of the band, orchestra and guard programs at Sequoyah.

5 Pictures from the 2018-19 Homecoming Parade

Maddie Roman and Daniel McCrobie

DJ King and Sophia Clark

Madison Joy and Jace Nichols

Ella Avery and Nicholas Balance 2018-19 Sequoyah Homecoming Queen Molly Kate Bagwell and King D.J. King

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6 Georgia Governor’s Honors Program (GHP)

The Georgia Governor’s Honors Program (GHP) is a four-week summer residential instructional program designed to provide intellectually gifted and artistically talented high school students challenging and enriching educational opportunities not usually available during the regular school year. Activities are designed to provide each participant with opportunities to acquire the skills, knowledge and attitudes to become independent, life-long learners. The Georgia Governor’s Honors Program is fully-funded by the Georgia General Assembly, and operates at no cost to the participant.

Next Step

Students will participate in a rigorous county level interview process on November, 6th at River Ridge High School. State level semi-finalist will interview at Berry College on February 23, 2018 and finalist will be announced March 29, 2018.

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First Name Max Olivia Michael Valeria Ella Matthew Mackenzie Grace Anthony Julia Ethan Zane Kendall Brittani Savannah Jeremy Joshua Jeremy Madison Alyssa Erin Camille Elizabeth Jack Grayson Randy Chase Jace Ambar Daryn Jack Halee Brody Kelci Alina Elizabeth Katherine Emily Catie

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Last Name Ackerman Adams Agler Ambriz-Villela Avery Bagtas Begley Bishop Cangemi Colonna Dayton Durham Epperson Gerkin Haas Hill Jenkins Jeong Joy Kirby Kudla Leake Letizia McGarry Mesi Miller Morris Nichols Reyna-Montanez Roberts Sanders Shapeland Terrell Verdon Wargacki Williams Williams Whitaker Webb

Nomination Area Social Studies Theatre Latin Social Studies Math Math Comm Arts Visual Arts Music-Trombone Math Math Music-Voice Social Studies Music-Clarinet Dance Comm Arts Theatre Science Music-Trombone Comm Arts Music-Flute Math Math Math Comm Arts Theatre Social Studies Music-Voice Comm Arts Music-Voice Science Music-Voice Music-Trumphet Music-Voice Math Music-Bass Social Studies Comm Arts Spanish

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7 Cherokee County Testing Dates

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8 Wrestling Schedule 2018-19

Winter Sports Schedules

Swim and Dive Schedule 2018-19 11/3/18 11/9/2018

2:00 PM Kickoff 5:00 PM Relay Meet

Cherokee, River Ridge, Etowah Home CCAC Cherokee, Creekview, Etowah, Home CCAC River Ridge, Woodstock 11/17/2018 2:00 PM Chief & Eagle Invitational Home CCAC 11/30/2018 5:00 PM River Ridge Tri-Meet Home CCAC 12/4/2018 5:00 PM Rome Meet Rome Away Rome High School 12/8/2018 2:00 PM Chilly Grizzly Invitational Home CCAC 12/15/2018 2:00 PM CHS/SHS Invitational Home CCAC 1/12/2019 2:00 PM 6A Region Meet Home CCAC 1/26/2019 2:00 PM Cherokee County Cherokee, Creekview, Etowah, Home CCAC Invitational Meet River Ridge, Woodstock 1/30/2019 5:00 PM Last Chance Meet Home CCAC 2/7-2/9 State Meet Away Ga Tech

Event Date 11/10/2018 11/10/2018 11/14/2018 11/17/2018 11/28/2018 11/30/2018 12/1/2018 12/5/2018 12/7/2018 12/12/2018 12/15/2018 12/22/2018 12/28/2018 1/5/2019 1/9/2019 1/12/2019 1/17/2019 1/23/2019 1/26/2019 2/2/2019 2/8/2019 2/9/2019 2/14/2019 2/15/2019 2/16/2019

Event Time 9am 9am 5PM 9am 5pm 4pm 9am 5pm 4:30 PM 5pm 9am 9am 9am 9am 5pm 9am 9am 5pm 9am 9am 4pm 9am 9am 9am 9am

Home/Away Away Away Home Away Home Away Away Away Varsity/JV Quad Home Away Wolfpack Duals and JV Scramble Away Devil Duals Away Steady Eddie Classic Away Osley B. Saunooke V/JV Away Varsity/JV Tri Home Area Duals Away State Duals Away JV County Tournament Away Archer Tournament Away Area Traditional Tournament Away Sectional Tournament Away Sectional Tournament Away State Traditional Tournament Away State Traditional Tournament Away State Traditional Tournament Away Lassiter Trojan Invitational River Ridge JV Duals Varsity/JV Quad Blackbeard Duals V/JV Varsity/JV Tri Wolverine Classic Wolverine Classic

Location Name Lassiter High River Ridge High Sequoyah Allatoona High Sequoyah Woodstock High Woodstock High Woodstock High Sequoyah Creekview High North Paulding High Swain High Creekview High Cherokee High Sequoyah Sprayberry High Macon Centreplex Cherokee High Archer High Creekview High Valdosta High Valdosta High Macon Centreplex Macon Centreplex Macon Centreplex

Sequoyah Chiefs Basketball 2018-19 DATE Tue. Nov. 13th (Scrimmage) Sat. Nov. 17th Mon. & Tue. Nov. 19th–20th Tue. Nov. 27th Thu. Nov. 29th Fri. Nov. 30 Sat. Dec. 1st

VARSITY BOYS @ NW Whitfield 7:30pm

VARSITY GIRLS @ NW Whitfield 6:00 pm

JV BOYS

@ Lovett 5:30 @ Woodstock Classic TBA @ Creekview 7:30pm

@ Johns Creek TBA @ Johns Creek TBA (Gladiator Showcase) @ Creekview 6:00pm

@ Lovett 4pm

@ Harrison 7:30pm @ Etowah 4:00pm Main Gym vs South Cobb 7:30pm vs Woodstock 4:00

@ Harrison 6:00pm @ Etowah 2:30pm Main Gym vs South Cobb 6:00pm vs Woodstock 2:30

@ River Ridge 7:30pm

@ River Ridge 6:00pm

Fri. Jan. 4th Sat. Jan. 5th Tue. Jan. 8th

@ Dalton 8:30pm @ Osborne 5:30pm Sequoyah, Alpharetta BT Washington N. Cobb, Cambridge Kings Academy, Chattooga vs Allatoona 7:30pm @ Sprayberry 5:30pm vs Creekview 7:30pm

@ Dalton 7:00pm @ Osborne 4:00pm Sequoyah, Alpharetta BT Washington, Dawson S. Cobb, Cambridge, Douglass. Wesleyan, Morgan, S. Forsyth, Wheeler vs Allatoona 6:00pm @ Sprayberry 4:00pm vs Creekview 6:00pm

Fri. Jan. 11th Tue. Jan. 15th Fri. Jan. 18th

vs Harrison 7:30pm @ South Cobb 7:30pm vs River Ridge 7:30pm

vs Harrison 6:00pm @ South Cobb 6:00 vs River Ridge 6:00pm

Sat. Jan. 19th Tue. Jan. 22nd Fri. Jan. 25th Sat. Jan. 26th Girls JV Tourney Tue. Jan. 29th

vs Cherokee 6:00pm vs Dalton 7:30pm vs Osborne 7:30pm

vs Cherokee 4:30pm vs Dalton 6:00pm vs Osborne 6:00pm

(SHS East Gym) vs Cherokee 3:00pm vs Cherokee 1:30pm vs Cherokee 12:00pm vs Dalton 4:30pm (SHS East Gym) vs Dalton 4:30pm vs Dalton 6:00pm (SHS East Gym) vs Osborne 4:30pm @ Harrison: TBA JV Tournament

vs Sprayberry 7:30

vs Sprayberry 6:00pm

vs SHS 4:30pm

Fri. Feb. 1st Sat. Feb. 2nd Girls JV Tourney Region Tourney Feb. 4th-9th @ South Cobb State Tournament

@ Allatoona 7:30pm

@ Allatoona 6:00pm

(SHS East Gym) @ AHS 4:30pm

TBA

TBA

TBA

TBA

Fri. Dec. 7th Sat. Dec. 8th Mon. Dec. 10th Tue. Dec. 11th Fri. Dec. 14th Sat. Dec. 15th Thu.-Fri. Dec. 20-22nd War Lodge Invitation

vs Creekview 4:30pm @ Harrison 5:30pm @ Etowah 1:00pm Old Gym vs Woodstock 1:00 @ River Ridge 7:00pm @ Dalton 5:30pm @ Osborne 2:30pm

JV GIRLS

9TH BOYS

@ Creekview 4:30pm

vs Creekview 6:00pm @ Harrison 7:00pm

@ Harrison 4:30pm @ Etowah 1:00 Main Gym vs Woodstock 11:30 @ River Ridge 4:30pm @ Dalton 4:15pm

@ Etowah 2:30 Old Gym vs Woodstock 10:00 @ River Ridge 5:30pm

@ Osborne 1:00pm

vs Allatoona 4:30pm (SHS East Gym) @ Sprayberry 2:30pm @ Creekview 4:30pm vs Harrison 4:30pm (SHS East Gym)

vs Allatoona 4:30pm @ Sprayberry 1:00pm vs Creekview 4:30pm

vs Allatoona 6:00pm (SHS East Gym) @ Sprayberry 11:30pm @ Creekview 6:00

vs Harrison 4:30pm

vs Harrison 6:00pm (SHS East Gym)

vs RRHS 4:30pm

vs RRHS 4:30pm

vs RRHS 6:00pm (SHS East Gym)

vs SHS 4:30pm

vs SHS 6:00pm (SHS East Gym)

@ AHS 4:30pm @ Harrison: TBA JV Tournament

@ AHS 5:45pm